About this journal

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Social Influence is a journal that provides an integrated focus for research into this important, dynamic, and multi-disciplinary field. Topics covered include: conformity, norms, social influence tactics such as norm of reciprocity, authority, scarcity, interpersonal influence, persuasion, power, advertising, mass media effects, political persuasion, propaganda, comparative influence, compliance, minority influence, influence in groups, cultic influence, social movements, social contagions, rumors, human-AI interactions, nudges, resistance to influence, influence across cultures, and the history of influence research. This journal is of interest to social psychologists, political psychologists, consumer psychologists, organizational psychologists, economic psychologists, sociologists, communication researchers, and anyone interested in any aspect of social influence.

The journal publishes experimental research investigating aspects of social influence, although we will consider meta-analyses. Correlational studies and surveys are welcome but cannot be the sole basis for the evidence presented in the article. Although not a requirement, we strongly encourage authors to use behavioral dependent measures (e.g., petition signing, donations, voting, helping). The research submitted should advance theory and/or application.

Social Influence desires short, reader-friendly manuscripts and offers different types of manuscripts that range from brief reports, regular articles and two types of registered reports (see

*Please note that Social Influence converted to a fully Open Access journal beginning with Volume 16 (2021).

Editor:

Ilja van Beest - Tilburg University, The Netherlands

Associate Editors:

Juliette Schaafsma - Tilburg University, The Netherlands
Mariëlle Stel - University of Twente, The Netherlands
Pinar Celik - IESEG School of Management, France
Priyali Rajagopal - University of North Texas, USA
Selma Rudert - University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany
Thomas E. Nelson - Ohio State University, USA
Zhansheng Chen - University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Methodological Advisor:

Daniël Lakens - Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands

Editorial Board:

Antony S. R. Manstead - Cardiff University, UK
Bianca Beersma - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Bert H. Hodges - Gordon College, USA
Brad J. Sagarin - Northern Illinois University, USA
Carsten de Dreu - Leiden University, The Netherlands
Christopher J. Carpenter - Western Illinois University, USA
Claes de Vreese - Amsterdam School Of Communication Research, The Netherlands
Claude Miller - University of Oklahoma, USA
David A. Schroeder - University of Arkansas, USA
David C. Funder - University of California at Riverside, USA
David de Cremer - University of Cambridge, UK
David O. Sears - University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Dov Cohen - University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, USA
Eva Buechel - University of South Carolina, USA
Felicia Pratto - University of Connecticut, USA
Francesca D’Errico - University of Bari, Italy
Geoff MacDonald - University of Toronto, Canada
Gerben A. Van Kleef - University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Gregory J. Pool - St. Mary's University, USA
Gwen M. Wittenbaum - Michigan State University , USA
Helen C. Harton - University of Northern Iowa, USA
Ian McGregor - University of Waterloo, UK
Jerry M. Burger - Santa Clara University, USA
John B. Nezlek - College of William & Mary, USA
John S. Seiter - Utah State University, Logan, Utah
John T. Jost - New York University, USA
Justin J. Lehmiller - Indiana University, USA
Kip Williams - Purdue University, USA
Kristin Sommer - Baruch College, City University of New York, USA
Lyn Van Swol - University of Wisconsin at Madison, USA
Marcel Zeelenberg - Tilburg University, The Netherlands
Maria K. Lapinski - Michigan State University, USA
Martin J. Bourgeois - Florida Gulf Coast University, USA
Matthew J. Hornsey - University of Queensland, Australia
Nicholas DiFonzo - Rochester Institute of Technology, USA
Nicole Votolato Montgomery - University of Virginia, USA
Rainer Greifeneder - University of Basel, Switzerland
Robert B. Cialdini - Arizona State University, USA
Rosalee A. Clawson - Purdue University, USA
Sekar Raju - Iowa State University, USA
Stefano Pagliaro - Università degli Studi "G. d'Annunzio" Chieti–Pescara, Italy
Susann Fiedler - Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods, Germany
Thomas Feeley - State University of New York at Buffalo, USA
Tom Postmes - University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Torsten Reimer - Purdue University, USA
Wendy Wood - University of Southern California, USA
William D. Crano - Claremont Graduate University, USA
Zoe M. Oxley - Union College, USA

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